Improvement in street-lanterns



J. NEUMANN.

t Street Lamp. No. 102,3Q5. Patented April 26, 1870.

tinned. fits-i125 JOSEPH NEUMANN, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 102,305, dated- April 26, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN STREET-LANTERNS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and' making part of thesame I, J OSEPH .NEU'MANN, of the city of Philadilphia, inthe State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Street-Lanterns, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

being to avoid the frequent breakage of the contained glass to whichdoors hung byone of their sides, as heretofore, are subject, andtofacilitate the operation of opening and closingthe door, in cleaning andlightingthe' lantern; and, also, to cause the door to close and fastenitself by the aid of the wind, when the said door vis accidentally orcarelessly left unfastened.

Description of the Accompanying. Drawing.

The drawing represents a side elevation f a streetlantern of the usualform, partly in vertical central section, showing my invention applied.

General Description.

A B is the frame or body of the lantern.

a, the door of the same, hinged or articulated by its upper end a to theframe at b, so that it can swing freely in a pendulous manner. 4

In the middle of the lower end of the said door a? a small stud, c, isfixed, and projects downward below the edge of the door, say aboutthree-eighths of an inch, more or less.

The upright edge piece of the lower part of the frame A B, has a squareor rectangular notch, I), out out to give room for a free up-and-downmotion of a spring, 71"7, which consists of a curved strip of springysheet metal, having its inner end soldered fast to the inner .side ofthe bottom of the frame or body of the lantern,

and with its outer end projecting about one and a half inche, more orless, through the notch 11', so as to form a spring which will yielddownward readily to the pressure of the stud of as the door closesupagainst the frame of the lantern.

At the point in the said spring at which the saidstud c made, whichallows the spring to rise quiekly, and thus securely hold the door inits closed position.

It will be readily understood, without further description orexplanation, that, as the sides of the body orfraine of the lantern areinclined outward from the bottom upward, the door a will quicklygravitate to the vertical position when released from the spring I), as,shown in the drawing, and thus afford ample room for the introduction ofthe operators hand and 'fillll in lighting the gas or oil; and that aslight push then given to the door will cause it to close and be heldsecurely in that position by the yielding spring rising and thusreceiving the stud c' in the hole made for it in the spring. A slightpressure of theoperators finger upon the spring b" releases the door,and a slight push of the same against the open door will close andfasten it, thus facilitating. the operatiou of lighting, and avoiding atthe sameytime any danger of breaking the glass, a liability to, whichthe side swinging doors are subject; and, should the door a beaccidentally or carelessly left open, the'first blast of wind will closeand secure it safely.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- The combination of the pendulon's door a, thestud a', the perforated and curved sheet-metal spring bf", and the notchb", the said parts being constructed and applied to a street-lantern inthe manner and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

' ,JOSEPH'NEUMANN.

'Witnesses:

WM. H. MORISON, H. VOIGT.

arrives when the door is closed there is a hole

